indigentadj.n.

/ˈɪndɪdʒənt/

Forms: Also Middle English indygent(e, 1500s indigente.

Etymology: < French indigent, < Latin indigēnt-em , present participle of indigēre to lack, want, < indu- (in- prefix²) + egēre to want.

A. adj.

a. Lacking in what is requisite; falling short of the proper measure or standard; wanting, deficient. archaic. (In quot. 1596, said of the thing wanted.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective]

evil971

lowc1175

poor?c1225

feeblec1275

vilea1300

petty1372

unthende1377

secondary1386

petitc1390

unmeeta1393

illa1400

commonc1400

coarse1424

indigent1426

unlikelyc1450

lesser1464

gross1474

naughty1526

inferior1531

reprobate?1545

slender1577

unlikely1578

puny1579

under1580

wooden1592

sordid1596

puisne1598

provant1601

subministrant1604

inferious1607

sublunary1624

indifferent1638

undermatched1642

unworthy1646

underly1648

turncoated1650

female1652

undergraduate1655

farandinical1675

baddishc1736

ungenerous1745

understrapping1762

tinnified1794

demi-semi1805

shabby1805

dicky1819

poor white1821

tin-pot1838

deterior1848

substandard1850

crumby1859

cheesy1863

po'1866

not-quite1867

rocky1873

mouldy1876

low-grade1878

sketchy1878

midget1879

junky1880

ullaged1892

abysmal1904

bodgie1905

junk1908

crap1936

ropy1941

bodger1945

two-star1951

tripey1955

manky1958

schlocky1960

cack1978

wank1991

bowf1994

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped

barec1220

poora1250

leana1340

nakedc1380

indigent1426

wanting1592

slender1722

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting

wanec825

thurfec1175

lacking1480

indigent1531

defect1543

awanting1583

missed1584

wanting1592

defective1603

wanted1619

half-baked1627

deficient1632

manqué1773

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 6388 He ys so feble & indygent..That he knoweth her-off ryht nouht.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxii. sig. Lv Whan they be done with suche moderation, that, nothing in the doinge may be sene superfluous or indigent..they be maturely done.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 40 Quhat ane way abundes with ws, another way inlakes with vs, and is indigent.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. St. Athanasius in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 537 The Divided Parts of the World, taken severally, are but indigent and imperfect things.

1748 T. Gray Ode in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems II. 265 How low, how indigent the proud, How little are the great!

1841 R. W. Emerson Method of Nature 7 Great men do not content us... There is somewhat indigent and tedious about them.

b. Destitute of, void of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something

nakedeOE

toomOE

windia1225

skerec1250

freea1325

expertc1374

unbeseen1390

vacanta1400

devoidc1400

indigent1490

waste1513

clear1569

divesta1679

viduate1692

innocent1706

divested1742

sincerea1754

virgin1889

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos 12 The sayd troians myserable semed..indygent of force.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 630 Indigent Off meit and drink, quhilk wes thair lyvis fude.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §840 Such Bodies, as..haue the Tangible Parts Indigent of Moisture.

1663 A. Cowley Of Greatness in Ess. in Verse & Prose (1684) 124 They abound with Slaves, but are indigent of Mony.

1788 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. 115 Such things as are indigent of matter..degenerate from the perfection of their essence.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iii. 94 Nor indigent of songs, warbled from crowds In under-coverts.

†c. In need of; requiring the aid of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective]

needful1432

suffretous1481

needing1569

indigent1589

wantful1840

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xii. 22 Misconceauing his diuine nature..Namely to make him ambitious of honour..and indigent of mans worships.

1660 T. Willsford Scales Commerce & Trade Ded. sig. A ij^v Indigent of Protectors for a Convoy.

1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 36 How do I see that our Sex is Naturally Indigent of Protection?

1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 81 Oh Albion..indigent Of nothing from without.

2. spec. Lacking the necessaries of life; in needy circumstances; characterized by poverty; poor, needy. Of persons, their condition, etc.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor

havelessOE

unrichOE

waedlec1000

armOE

nakedOE

helplessc1175

wantsomec1175

poora1200

barec1220

needfula1225

misease?c1225

unwealya1300

needyc1325

feeblec1330

poorful1372

mischievousc1390

miseasedc1390

indigentc1400

meanc1400

naughtyc1400

succourless1412

unwealthyc1412

behove1413

misterousa1425

misterfulc1480

miserablec1485

beggarly1545

starved1563

threadbare1577

penurious1590

fortuneless1596

wealthless1605

wantful1607

necessitous1611

inopulent1613

titheless1615

egene1631

starveling1638

necessitated1646

inopious1656

parsimonious1782

unopulent1782

lacking1805

bushed1819

obolary1820

ill-to-do1853

down at heel1856

po'1866

needsome1870

down-at-heeled1884

rocky1921

c1400 Rom. Rose 5695 An usurer..Shal never for richesse riche bee, But evermore pore and indigent.

a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1059 Yfalle in indigent povert.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 431/2 To al Indygente he openyd the bosom of myserycorde.

1535 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monast. (1843) 104 Refresshing of poore indigent persons.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. i. 16 Indigent faint Soules, past corporall toyle.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia i. 18 The Miners..being but people of the most indigent sort.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 177. ¶4 That which goes under the general Name of Charity..consists in relieving the Indigent.

1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) III. 30 Claude Le Fevre, a man of indigent circumstances.

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 379 An almonry or alms-house for the reception of indigent children.

1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. 391 The indigent who could only expect relief through..changes in the distribution of property.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §5. 385 Each town and parish was held responsible for the relief of its indigent and disabled poor.

figurative.1663 A. Cowley Of Solitude in Ess. in Verse & Prose (1684) 92 The solitary Life will grow indigent, and be ready to starve without them [books].a1711 T. Ken Divine Love in Wks. (1838) 304 The utmost ardours of a penitential and indigent love.

B. n.

An indigent person; one poor and needy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person

poorc1225

poor man?c1225

beggar1340

goodlessa1350

poreleta1382

miserable1484

poor one1562

bankrupt?1563

indigent1563

poorling1581

poor snake1590

needling1608

desperviewa1640

have-nota1739

angishore1835

little worth1885

1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 115 Kirk landis, anis dedicat to..feble and waik indigentis.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber viii. 170 The Author of it was a desperate Indigent, that did it for Bread.

1747 J. Hervey Winter Piece in Medit. (1813) 369 The bitter winds plead for the poor indigents.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 6/2 Mr. Chamberlain..gratefully accepted the offer to provide accommodation for the indigents.

1905 Daily Chron. 23 Sept. 5/1 The farmers submitted a lengthy list of subjects for redress, including..settlements for indigents, &c.

1922 W. S. Maugham On Chinese Screen viii. 37 He was a man whose purse was always open to the indigent.

1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 31 Oct. 1/5 The Legal Defense Panel administers the program of assistance to indigents who are criminal defendants.

Derivatives

ˈindigently adv. in an indigent or destitute manner (Webster, 1856).

ˈindigentness n. indigency (Bailey vol. II, 1727).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	indigent
释义	indigentadj.n. /ˈɪndɪdʒənt/ Forms: Also Middle English indygent(e, 1500s indigente. Etymology: < French indigent, < Latin indigēnt-em , present participle of indigēre to lack, want, < indu- (in- prefix²) + egēre to want. A. adj. 1. a. Lacking in what is requisite; falling short of the proper measure or standard; wanting, deficient. archaic. (In quot. 1596, said of the thing wanted.) ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] evil971 lowc1175 poor?c1225 feeblec1275 vilea1300 petty1372 unthende1377 secondary1386 petitc1390 unmeeta1393 illa1400 commonc1400 coarse1424 indigent1426 unlikelyc1450 lesser1464 gross1474 naughty1526 inferior1531 reprobate?1545 slender1577 unlikely1578 puny1579 under1580 wooden1592 sordid1596 puisne1598 provant1601 subministrant1604 inferious1607 sublunary1624 indifferent1638 undermatched1642 unworthy1646 underly1648 turncoated1650 female1652 undergraduate1655 farandinical1675 baddishc1736 ungenerous1745 understrapping1762 tinnified1794 demi-semi1805 shabby1805 dicky1819 poor white1821 tin-pot1838 deterior1848 substandard1850 crumby1859 cheesy1863 po'1866 not-quite1867 rocky1873 mouldy1876 low-grade1878 sketchy1878 midget1879 junky1880 ullaged1892 abysmal1904 bodgie1905 junk1908 crap1936 ropy1941 bodger1945 two-star1951 tripey1955 manky1958 schlocky1960 cack1978 wank1991 bowf1994 the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped barec1220 poora1250 leana1340 nakedc1380 indigent1426 wanting1592 slender1722 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting wanec825 thurfec1175 lacking1480 indigent1531 defect1543 awanting1583 missed1584 wanting1592 defective1603 wanted1619 half-baked1627 deficient1632 manqué1773 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 6388 He ys so feble & indygent..That he knoweth her-off ryht nouht. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxii. sig. Lv Whan they be done with suche moderation, that, nothing in the doinge may be sene superfluous or indigent..they be maturely done. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 40 Quhat ane way abundes with ws, another way inlakes with vs, and is indigent. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. St. Athanasius in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 537 The Divided Parts of the World, taken severally, are but indigent and imperfect things. 1748 T. Gray Ode in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems II. 265 How low, how indigent the proud, How little are the great! 1841 R. W. Emerson Method of Nature 7 Great men do not content us... There is somewhat indigent and tedious about them. b. Destitute of, void of. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something nakedeOE toomOE windia1225 skerec1250 freea1325 expertc1374 unbeseen1390 vacanta1400 devoidc1400 indigent1490 waste1513 clear1569 divesta1679 viduate1692 innocent1706 divested1742 sincerea1754 virgin1889 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos 12 The sayd troians myserable semed..indygent of force. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 630 Indigent Off meit and drink, quhilk wes thair lyvis fude. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §840 Such Bodies, as..haue the Tangible Parts Indigent of Moisture. 1663 A. Cowley Of Greatness in Ess. in Verse & Prose (1684) 124 They abound with Slaves, but are indigent of Mony. 1788 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. 115 Such things as are indigent of matter..degenerate from the perfection of their essence. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iii. 94 Nor indigent of songs, warbled from crowds In under-coverts. †c. In need of; requiring the aid of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] needful1432 suffretous1481 needing1569 indigent1589 wantful1840 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xii. 22 Misconceauing his diuine nature..Namely to make him ambitious of honour..and indigent of mans worships. 1660 T. Willsford Scales Commerce & Trade Ded. sig. A ij^v Indigent of Protectors for a Convoy. 1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 36 How do I see that our Sex is Naturally Indigent of Protection? 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 81 Oh Albion..indigent Of nothing from without. 2. spec. Lacking the necessaries of life; in needy circumstances; characterized by poverty; poor, needy. Of persons, their condition, etc. ΘΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor havelessOE unrichOE waedlec1000 armOE nakedOE helplessc1175 wantsomec1175 poora1200 barec1220 needfula1225 misease?c1225 unwealya1300 needyc1325 feeblec1330 poorful1372 mischievousc1390 miseasedc1390 indigentc1400 meanc1400 naughtyc1400 succourless1412 unwealthyc1412 behove1413 misterousa1425 misterfulc1480 miserablec1485 beggarly1545 starved1563 threadbare1577 penurious1590 fortuneless1596 wealthless1605 wantful1607 necessitous1611 inopulent1613 titheless1615 egene1631 starveling1638 necessitated1646 inopious1656 parsimonious1782 unopulent1782 lacking1805 bushed1819 obolary1820 ill-to-do1853 down at heel1856 po'1866 needsome1870 down-at-heeled1884 rocky1921 c1400 Rom. Rose 5695 An usurer..Shal never for richesse riche bee, But evermore pore and indigent. a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1059 Yfalle in indigent povert. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 431/2 To al Indygente he openyd the bosom of myserycorde. 1535 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monast. (1843) 104 Refresshing of poore indigent persons. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. i. 16 Indigent faint Soules, past corporall toyle. View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Webster Metallographia i. 18 The Miners..being but people of the most indigent sort. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 177. ¶4 That which goes under the general Name of Charity..consists in relieving the Indigent. 1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) III. 30 Claude Le Fevre, a man of indigent circumstances. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 379 An almonry or alms-house for the reception of indigent children. 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. 391 The indigent who could only expect relief through..changes in the distribution of property. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §5. 385 Each town and parish was held responsible for the relief of its indigent and disabled poor. figurative.1663 A. Cowley Of Solitude in Ess. in Verse & Prose (1684) 92 The solitary Life will grow indigent, and be ready to starve without them [books].a1711 T. Ken Divine Love in Wks. (1838) 304 The utmost ardours of a penitential and indigent love. B. n. An indigent person; one poor and needy. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person poorc1225 poor man?c1225 beggar1340 goodlessa1350 poreleta1382 miserable1484 poor one1562 bankrupt?1563 indigent1563 poorling1581 poor snake1590 needling1608 desperviewa1640 have-nota1739 angishore1835 little worth1885 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 115 Kirk landis, anis dedicat to..feble and waik indigentis. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber viii. 170 The Author of it was a desperate Indigent, that did it for Bread. 1747 J. Hervey Winter Piece in Medit. (1813) 369 The bitter winds plead for the poor indigents. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 6/2 Mr. Chamberlain..gratefully accepted the offer to provide accommodation for the indigents. 1905 Daily Chron. 23 Sept. 5/1 The farmers submitted a lengthy list of subjects for redress, including..settlements for indigents, &c. 1922 W. S. Maugham On Chinese Screen viii. 37 He was a man whose purse was always open to the indigent. 1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 31 Oct. 1/5 The Legal Defense Panel administers the program of assistance to indigents who are criminal defendants. Derivatives ˈindigently adv. in an indigent or destitute manner (Webster, 1856). ˈindigentness n. indigency (Bailey vol. II, 1727). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.c1400
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